Best-in-class parry and posture combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Because perfect deflections deal posture damage, defense becomes an offensive mechanic.”
Steam review · 93 h played ↗
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%FromSoftware, Inc.2019Souls-like · Stealth · Action
The verdict
A brutally hard, skill-based sword-duel game with one of the best parry systems around. Skip it if you dislike memorizing patterns, dying a lot, or want RPG builds.
Great for
Players who enjoy mastering tight timing-based combat and boss duels, and have patience to die repeatedly
Main risk
Steep, unforgiving difficulty and parry-centered combat may never click, leaving you frustrated
What players love
Excellent, memorable boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Fromsoft NAILED the bosses for this one.”
Steam review · 77.4 h played ↗
Beautiful visuals and Japanese atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game is a Japanese painting that decided to punish you.”
Steam review · 40 h played ↗
Rewarding skill-over-stats difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“You don't upgrade your character to beat the boss. You upgrade yourself.”
Steam review · 56 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too punishing and frustrating
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Gameplay loop feels more like a punishment then entertainment.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Clunky controls, camera and hitboxes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“constantly fighting the controls and wonky camera that has a mind of its own”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Controller and PC settings problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Will not work with my controller anymore.”
Steam review · 37.2 h played ↗
Repetitive parry-only gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Simply put, it’s a “parry simulator.””
Steam review · 129.7 h played ↗
Death penalties and Dragonrot
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The more you die, the more you infect NPC's. Affected NPC's won't advance their quests.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Ganks and multi-enemy fights hurt the duels
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Think you have a cool mini boss to fight? Well tough luck, it's gonna be 3 on 1.”
Steam review · 37.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | AMD Radeon HD 7950
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K | AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 570
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | AMD Radeon HD 7950
Storage25 GB available space
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